… She stayed at the Office through her junior year and eventually switched her major to environmental engineering. She had found a new path. Upon graduation in 2015, Janaskie … She was the company’s sixth employee. “Going into the for-profit world involved a steep learning curve,” Janaskie, says, “but I do think that my work at the Office of … She was the company’s sixth employee. “Going into the for-profit world involved a steep learning curve,” Janaskie, says, “but I do think that my work at the Office of …
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… Laura Hammett, a co-author of the report and recent graduate of the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (F&ES). “We wanted to explore new ways that private entities can … help bolster local infrastructure and economies post-disaster. “Companies rely on healthy markets to sell their products and services. If they use their expertise and resources to creatively help restart these markets, there is an opportunity for them to do well while doing good,” says Katy Mixter, …
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… and increase electricity bill savings are also being tested across the country. But these markets and policies vary from state to state — sometimes even between utilities within a … then separately credited for each unit of solar electricity they produce. This credit is based on an average annual calculation of the value that solar provides to the grid, … more than NEM.) Other states, such as Maine , have conducted VOS studies using similar approaches to Austin and Minnesota, but so far, none have implemented a VOS rate. Utilities, …